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Raytheon chooses US site to manufacture Air Force jet trainer
MCKINNEY, TEXAS. Raytheon Company plans to build the T-100 Integrated Air Training System on a shovel-ready site in Mississippi, should the US Air Force approve the company’s proposal for the Advanced Pilot Training programme.
The T-100 Integrated Air Training System is a comprehensive, next-generation training solution customised to meet and exceed the US Air Force’s mission requirements. Based on the Aermacchi M-346, it combines cutting–edge, ground-
based simulators with computerized classroom training to prepare the next generation of pilots. Leonardo-Finmeccanica, CAE USA and Honeywell Aerospace have partnered with Raytheon to offer the T-100 to the US Air Force.